Despite recording only in Spanish, he continued to be the best selling Latin artist in the 1990s, and was credited for popularizing the bolero genre into the mainstream market. He has sold around 60 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Latin pop music, along with his personal life and showmanship on stage, has made Luis Miguel popular for nearly his entire career, which started in Mexico in 1982. Having won his first Grammy Award at the age of fourteen for his duet "Me Gustas Tal Como Eres" with Sheena Easton, he is the youngest male artist in music history to have received this accolade. In 1991, the RIAA recognized the high sales for his 1991 album Romance, itself being the third best-selling music album in Mexico, and one of the best-selling Spanish language albums of all time. He was the first Latin artist to have been awarded two Platinum certified Spanish-language albums in the United States with ‘‘Romance’’ and ‘‘Segundo Romance’’ the latter earning him 35 platinum records throughout Central and South America. He is also recognized by Billboard, as the artist with the most top 10 hits on the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. His album Complices was released in 2008 and peaked at No.10 on the Billboard 200; it is the highest position a fully Spanish composed album has reached. His most recent album ¡México Por Siempre! was released in 2017, and it earned him his second No. 1 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums and achieved double platinum status.
Luis Miguel is also known for his high-grossing live performances. He is the first-highest grossing Latin touring artist since Boxscore began tracking touring data in 1990, with a towering total of $278.5 million. With the Luis Miguel Tour, which took place in 2010, he visited 22 countries in North America, South America and Europe, where he performed in a three-year span with a total of 223 shows all over the world, making it the longest and highest-grossing tour ever made by a Latin artist. He also holds the record for the most consecutive presentations in the Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium) with a total of 30 consecutive concerts as well as the record for the most presentations in the same venue with a total of 258 concerts.
Perdóname
Luis Miguel Lyrics
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Como una amiga, nada más
A quien llamar, con quien salir
Y conversar
No sospeché
Que dentro de tu corazón
Iba creciendo, sin querer
Perdóname, si te hice mal
No imaginé la verdad
Perdóname, por ese amor
Que nunca fue de los dos
Nunca pensé
Que aquella niña de cristal
Sintiera con la intensidad
De una mujer
Perdóname, si te hice mal
No imaginé la verdad
Perdóname, por ese amor
Que nunca fue de los dos
Perdóname, si te hice mal
No imaginé la verdad
Perdóname, por ese amor
Que nunca fue de los dos
The lyrics of Luis Miguel's song Perdóname speak of asking for forgiveness and restoration from God after admitting to having sinned and denied Him three times. The song starts with the singer admitting to having failed and stumbled so many times before leaving God alone with His mother and even questioning God's actions. He then comes back begging for mercy and recognizing his wrongdoings. He mentions not wanting to leave God's great mercy and how despite his failures, God still welcomes him back with open arms. In the chorus, the singer asks for forgiveness and restoration while acknowledging his sins of denial and disobedience. The song ends with the singer hearing God's voice and finding comfort that he is being healed and restored.
The song was written by Lily Stefani and Marco Antonio Solís, a Mexican singer-songwriter, and was part of Luis Miguel's 1999 album "Amarte Es Un Placer." The album won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album. The song itself was also nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Perdóname has been covered by many artists, including Mexican singer Lucero and Spanish singer David Bisbal.
Line by Line Meaning
Te volví a negar, y tres veces fue pequeño
I denied you again and again, and each time it felt like a small betrayal
Te volví a dejar, a solas con Tu Madre
Once again, I abandoned you and left you with your mother, even though you called out to the Father
Perdóname, Restáurame, Reconozco mi pecado, reconozco te he negado
I ask for forgiveness and restoration, acknowledging that I have sinned and denied you
Perdóname, fortaléceme, Reconozco te ofendido, Por no haberte obedecido,
I ask for forgiveness and strength, acknowledging that I have offended you by not obeying your commands
Te vuelvo a buscar, con el corazón contrito
I come back to you with a repentant heart
No me quiero alejar, de tu gran misericordia
I don't want to be separated from your great mercy
Y en el silencio de tu voz Se oye solo un canto, Venid a mi aquellos que Hoy están cansados
In the silence of your voice, I hear only one song: 'Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened'
Y en el silencio de tu voz Se que me estás sanando, Confiad en mi buen Jesús y él te dará descanso
In the silence of your voice, I know you are healing me. Trust in my good Jesus and he will give you rest.
Perdóname
Forgive me
Perdóname
Forgive me
Perdóname
Forgive me
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Carlos Jorge Toro
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